Functional outcome measures are tools frequently used to quantify a patient’s functional
capacity. Since 2012, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (KIR), an acute rehabilitation
hospital, has required physical therapists (PTs) to administer both the Timed Up and
Go (TUG) and the Two Minute Walk Test (2MWT) upon admission and discharge for all
cardiac patients. These assessments were selected in attempt to more specifically
measure functional capacity other than using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
in cardiac patients. Thus, the objectives of this study was to determine if there
was an independent association between the TUG and 2MWT, as compared to the FIM, discharge
destination and/or length of stay (LOS). We hypothesize that there would be a positive
change in the scores (pre and post standard care) and that the assessments were not
correlated to the FIM.
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